Lower Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Wallace Falls State Park near Startup, WA. The route passes Wallace Lake, Woody Viewpoint, Lower Wallace Falls and Lower Wallace Falls Viewpoint before reaching Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,613 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 1,864 ft · steepest grade: 25%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.89069, -121.73716
Nearest town Startup, WA
Directions
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Lower Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints
15.7 mi · ▲ 3,613 ft · 7 hr 2 min
Elevation 574–1,863 ft
Out & Back · Wallace Falls State Park
Trailhead: 47.89069, -121.73716
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miPass Wallace Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Greg Ball Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Railroad Grade, heading SE.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Woody Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Woody Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Wallace Falls.
- 50 ftPass Lower Wallace Falls Viewpoint.
- 0.8 miPass Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint.
- 300 ftReach Lower Wallace Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Railroad Grade, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Wallace Falls Mainline, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Greg Ball Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
22% gravel20% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F57°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Wed
86°62°
Thu
89°60°
Fri
83°56°
Sat
80°56°
Sun
79°53°
Mon
81°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Upper Olney Falls & Upper Olney Falls View via Upper Olney Falls Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Greg Ball Viewpoint & Wallace Lake via Greg Ball Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft
- Shaw Lake 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,773 ft
- Middle Wallace Falls–Upper Wallace Falls Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft
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